Name of Event (1 pt)
The 24th amendment

When/Where this event took place (2 pts)
January 23, 1964, and took place at Washington DC

Who was involved? (3 pts)
The Congress

What happened during this event (2-4 sentences) (4 pts)
What happened during this event was Congress passed a new law. This was the abolition of poll taxes were citizens of the United States could vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President, for electors or for Senator or Representative in Congress, shall not be denied the right to vote by failure to pay any poll tax or other tax.


What is the significance of this event on the Civil Rights Movement? (4-5 sentences) (8 pts)

It gave black people more of a voice. also it let people who could not pay the tax vote.

On a scale of 1 (low) to 10 (high) how great of an impact do you think this event had on the Civil Rights Movement? (Explain your reasoning in 4-5 sentences) (8 pts)
I think about 5 because all it did was give people the right to vote with out paying tax. But is also made were more people voted.

Three Images (3 pts)


jb_modern_polltax_1_m.jpg

24th_Amendment_Pg1of1_AC.jpg

Sources (2 pts)
http://www.ushistory.org/documents/amendments.htm#amend24
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